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Status
Received: on time
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Income
£2.5M
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Spending
£2.4M
Public benefits
Purpose 1 The direct benefit that flows from this purpose is the promotion of peaceful, non-violent and innovative approaches to the issue of criminal justice in local communities within Northern Ireland through restorative practice. This involves helping local communities, particularly within areas of disadvantage, to make connections and forge
partnerships with the formal justice sector, and promotes a restorative-based approach within the formal justice system and other organisations which seeks to fix the broken relationships between victims, offenders and communities. This benefit is demonstrated through increased engagement between communities and the justice system, increased willingness by local communities to participate in mediation as a means to resolve conflict, improved community safety, and independent inspection of the charity's work by regular evaluation and formal inspection. The beneficiaries of this purpose are victims of crime and anti-social behaviour who receive support and restitution, offenders who have been encouraged to confront the harm that has been caused by their actions and to make amends, and communities where residents can feel safer and havel greater confidence in the administration of justice. There are no private benefits related to this purpose, nor does it cause harm. Purpose 2 The direct benefit that flows from this purpose is an increased sense of community confidence in the workings of the justice system and in its own ability to participate in, and bring influence to bear upon, the administration of justice at local level. This benefit is demonstrated by the delivery of training and capacity-building programmes in restorative practice, increased numbers of volunteers willing to work in the promotion of safer communities and delivery of restorative programmes, and in an increase in partnership working between local communities and statutory agencies with a responsibility for the delivery of community safety and justice services. The beneficiaries of this purpose are local residents who become involved in community activity, and local residents who experience reduced levels of offending behaviour within their community. There are no private benefits related to this purpose, nor does it cause harm. Purpose 3 The direct benefit that flows from this purpose is the provision of a range of services that helps young people who are offenders or 'at risk' of offending to realise the harmful consequences of their actions, and to become involved in realising their potential in a more positive way that will allow them to play a fuller part in society as active citizens. This benefit is demonstrated by their reduced involvement in criminal or anti-social activity, and by their enhanced personal development in terms of educational achievement, employability, improved health and well-being, and improved relationships with family and community. The beneficiaries of this purpose are vulnerable and 'at risk' young people on the margins of community life. There are no private benefits related to this purpose, nor does it cause harm. Purpose 4 The direct benefit that flows from this purpose is the reduction of fear and stress among members of the community who have experienced crime and anti-social behaviour. This benefit can be demonstrated by the renewed engagement of victims with the wider community and support services from within both statutory and voluntary services, their increased understanding of how crime can arise, their participation within a restorative approach that seeks to engage the perpetrators in making amends and restitution to victims, and in their improved confidence and mental health. The beneficiaries of this purpose are local residents and families who have suffered the effects of crime and anti-social behaviour. There are no private benefits related to this purpose, nor does it cause harm.
... [more] [less]What your organisation does
NIA is a regional restorative justice and community safety organisation that aims to promote and develop non-violent, community responses to issues of low-level crime, anti-social behaviour and community conflict in Northern Ireland. It will achieve this by addressing four inter-related problems: the failure of the formal justice system, the
breakdown of relationships between the community and the statutory sector, anti-social behaviour in local communities and punishment beatings and attacks. In practice this means that the agency delivers a wide range of interventions that include intensive youth support, victim support, family support, restorative conferencing, mediation services, detached street work, preventative group work, anti-hate crime initiatives, personal development programmes and other community safety programmes.
... [more] [less]The charity’s classifications
- The advancement of education
- The advancement of health or the saving of lives
- The advancement of citizenship or community development
- The advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation or the promotion of religious or racial harmony or equality and diversity
- The relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Who the charity helps
- Community safety/crime prevention
- Ethnic minorities
- Ex-offenders and prisoners
- General public
- Interface communities
- Parents
- Victim support
- Voluntary and community sector
- Volunteers
- Youth (14-25 year olds)
How the charity works
- Community development
- Counselling/support
- Criminal justice
- Volunteer development
- Youth development
